How to install latest VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9

In this guide, we will look at how to install the latest release of VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian 9. VirtualBox is a powerful,feature-rich, high-performance and open source x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization solution for both home users and enterprise.

VirtualBox is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 and it runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, e.t.c. There are two ways to install VirtualBox on Ubuntu & Debian. One method is using upstream repositories, and the other is from a .deb package.

Install latest VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9

To get the latest release of VirtualBox on your Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9 system, the recommended way of installation is from apt repository. Follow steps below to have the latest VirtualBox installed on your Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9.